I Won't Look at You

for two string quartets 

2012

commissioned by the town of Witten and the Wigmore Hall, London

Arditti Quartet and JACK Quartet

2012-S

Recorded live by the Argus Quartet for Composer's Voice on January 27th, 2023.

Commissioned by Jeff Smith and the Signature Quartet.

FAINGOLD - Where Our Voices Hide When We Must Speak - 2019 (Argus Quartet)

From of a set of solo cello pieces by 12 composers, written for Rostropovich in honor of Paul Sacher. always the renegade, Boulez not only submitted his late, but also had written it for 7 cellos (ensemble of 6 + 1 solo) instead of just one.

if curious, more information about Boulez's treatment of proportion, rotational procedures, time, etc., can be found in an article I wrote for John Zorn's ARCANA VII

Performed in September 2010 with the Lucerne Festival Academy.

Pierre Boulez -- Messagesquisse (1976)

Adrian Knight's 'Obsessions.' Recorded live at Spectrum on December 4, 2016.

Adrian Knight - Obsessions

Prokofiev Sonata for two violins Op.56 - IV. Allegro con brio.
Recorded Live by Cwizewicz Brothers
St James' Piccadilly, London, 13th May 2016
Zoom Q8

Sonata for Two Violins op. 56, is perhaps the greatest, most kaleidoscopic work ever written for two violins. Apart from demanding a myriad colours and techniques it creates something less like a duo and more like an orchestral score. Unlike many famous works, inspired by the music of other great composers, it seems this Sonata was actually Prokofiev’s response to a poorly written violin duo by an obscure composer which compelled the young Prokofiev to prove to himself that "it had to be possible to write at least fifteen minutes of good music for this small ensemble!".

CwizBrosLIVE | Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for two violins Op.56, IV. Allegro con brio

Karl Larson, piano.
Recorded live Sunday, March 19, 2017
Scholes Street Studio; Brooklyn, New York

DARK DAYS played 2x. The recording here is of the premiere. Karl framed his program by playing the piece twice; once at the start and then again at the end of program. This recording includes both performances. 

www.karllarsonpiano.com
www.scholesstreetstudio.com

DARK DAYS

This is the first movement of the work Divergence.

This movement was generated using spectral procedures of analyzing a recording of a chime and orchestrating the principle components of the chime into the ensemble.

Divergence - 1. Solitude

This is a quiet little piece I wrote for Donald Berman and Nick Tolle.

boutonniere

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Composer and singer/songwriter of Burning City Orchestra, Composer-in-Residence with Washington Musica Viva, Curator of OK Electric Festival, and educator at various Washington DC area institutions. 

I've worked as composer and orchestrator/arranger with classical, rock and Jazz ensembles and festivals with highlights including: 

London Symphony Orchestra (orchestrator)
Inbal Segev (cello soloist)
Peter Dugan (pianist and host of NPR's "From the Top")
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey with Bartlesville Symphony (orchestrator/arranger)
PubliQuartet (NYC)
Juventas New Music Ensemble (Boston)
Aspen Music Festival (Colorado)
Bowdoin International Music Festival (Maine)
OK Mozart Festival (Oklahoma)

For full bio and activities please visit: http://noamfaingold.com/about/bio/

FAINGOLD - Where Our Voices Hide When We Must Speak - 2019 (Argus Quartet)

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